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sea hound

sea hound noun: a dogfish (kind of shark).

Noun

sea hound (plural sea hounds)

  1. A dogfish (kind of shark).

Forms of sea hound

pluralsea hounds
alternative formseahound

Origin of sea hound

From sea + hound. Compare formally similar Dutch zeehond (“seal”), German Seehund (“seal”), which are alterations of earlier Dutch zaalhond (literally “seal-hound”) (<Middle Dutch saelhont, seelhont), earlier German Seelhund (literally “seal-hound”).

Questions about sea hound

What does sea hound mean?
Sea hound means a dogfish (kind of shark).
What part of speech is sea hound?
Sea hound is a noun.
What is the plural of sea hound?
The plural of sea hound is sea hounds.

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